by E-Waste Victoria | Apr 12, 2026 | Compliance & Regulation, Education
What Is the Basel Convention? The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is an international treaty designed to prevent the dumping of hazardous waste by wealthy nations onto developing countries. Adopted in...
by E-Waste Victoria | Apr 12, 2026 | Compliance & Regulation, Education
Australia’s Restrictions on E-Waste Exports For decades, wealthy nations exported their electronic waste problems to developing countries in Asia and Africa, where cheap labour and lax environmental regulations made e-waste processing cheaper, though far more...
by E-Waste Victoria | Apr 12, 2026 | Compliance & Regulation, Education
When IT Equipment Contains Refrigerants Most people do not associate IT equipment with refrigerants, but a surprising range of electronic products relies on active cooling systems that contain gases regulated under environmental legislation. From data centre precision...
by E-Waste Victoria | Apr 12, 2026 | Compliance & Regulation, Education
Lead Solder: The Invisible Hazard in Every Circuit Board Every piece of electronic equipment contains circuit boards, and most circuit boards contain lead. It is one of the most widespread hazardous materials in the e-waste stream, yet it receives less attention than...
by E-Waste Victoria | Apr 12, 2026 | Compliance & Regulation, Education
Where Mercury Hides in Electronics and Lighting Mercury is one of the most toxic substances found in everyday products, and it turns up in electronic waste more often than most people realise. While the shift to LED technology has significantly reduced mercury use in...
by E-Waste Victoria | Apr 12, 2026 | Compliance & Regulation, Education
The Legacy of CRT Technology Cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors and televisions were the dominant display technology for decades, from the earliest television sets through to the computer monitors that sat on office desks well into the 2000s. While flat-panel LCD and LED...
